Mick's FB's and Ek's

[EK-179]

Below are some pictures of Mick's (ratbox) fb's and ek's. Mate you must be a bloody good metalworker!! these cars are my kinda style...











Saved my favourite for last...



Mick, can you tell us what youve done to each one? expecially that van, what was it originally?? a wagon? all very nice anyways; im sure everybody would agree! :D

[ek61]

mate they look killa
van looks kool ,the 2door great stuff

info and more pics would be great

cheers dave

[mrs ratbox]

ok the first photo is an ek ute fitted with a 308 trimatic and 9" diff this ute was extemely good and virtually rust free it had stock grey motor when i bought it this photo was taken the day i sold it to a person on here now, mark ekv8ute he's painted it and done the trim
Second was an ek wagon that had the back doors and sides filled it had a worked red motor and 4 speed disc brake front it to was a pretty good body to start with
Next is a flatblack ek sedan this is one i spoke of in another section the disc brake front was chanelled it had drop stubs and cut springs the rear of the front guard was 3" off the ground the bac had flipped springs and lowering blocks the rear spring hangers would drag on the ground over bumps if you had rear seat pasengers this car had a red motor and trimatic it was in chev power magazine in america photo taken at summernats
Next fb wagon simular set up to previous sedan
Next ek convertable red motor trimatic this was made from a wagon rear tailgate welded shut dash smoothed bumpers smoothed
Finally ek sedan chopped 3" 2 doored and pillarless front doors lengthened 5" it only had a worked grey motor and a 4 speed (it's biggest let down)
all the above cars were built by me and a couple of freinds a panel beater for the tricky bits and a guy that welds for the stuff that counts all were built in the back yard (not even a shed) were engineered and legally registered in NSW and i think are still all on the road

[Trev]

Thanks for the pic's, very cool looking bunch of customs, a bloke could learn alot from someone with your experience.
Dont recon there's anything wrong with the old grey though!

[mrs ratbox]

yeah greys are ok and the one in the car sounded and looked good had cam head twin carbs extractors but they just seem to lack the power i like from at least a red motor

[HEMI]

WOW Mick we musta been brothers in another life?
I know of the trials and tribulations you've had building these cars, just wondering how you went about strengthening the convertable?
I still get people telling me that my van use to be a wagon.
A jar of vasoline and oxy ya can do anything!
HEMI

[mrs ratbox]

hi hemi it had box tube connecting sub frame to rear chassis section and the sills triangulated (plate from bottom of sill to floor) plates filling the y of the sub frame and because the tailgate was welded shut it didn't need cross brace if in sedan this would be behind rear seat plated

[mrs ratbox]

here harko

[Harko]

sniff sniff sniff sniff..... Ahh here it is Wow ... awesome stuff mate I see you have a real problem there hehe.
I know all of your cars apart from the black sedan .

Wicked mate , wicked

[Nekro63]

SELL ME THAT CHOPPED ONE!! Or atleast put me first in line nice cars, thanks Ek_179

[classic_62]

awesome rides mate. Like what youve done there very inspirational!
top work

[Aussie Bob]

I remember some of those cars Mick.

[aussiebogan_no1]

G'day

Love the flatblack ek sedan, would love to have mine looking as sweet as that or even the coupe

Great work

Regards
Richard

[mrs ratbox]

thanks thery're reasonably easy to do with a little knowledge, aussiebogan what type of apprentice are you?
you could quite easily replicate the flat black sedan without a total rebuild

[EK Dreamer]

top stuff mate, love the pink two door!

Im wondering if holden will bring em back like the concept efijy!
man what they would be able to do with all the old holdens.
Might dream on lol

cheeers